Gicon Windpower IP Gmbh

Gicon Grossmann Ingenieur Consult Gmbh

Frank Dahlhaus

Jochen Grossmann

Jens Jähnig

Jochen GROßMANN

A support structure floating in the open sea and connected to anchors by bracing elements. The support structure has a first component arranged under water and a second component cutting through the surface of the water. Furthermore, the first component has first buoyant bodies arranged at corner points of a polygon and serving as carriers of the second component and second buoyant bodies connecting them with one another and having a tube shape. A nodal structure connecting at least two second buoyant bodies with one another and at least one U-shaped junction plate are arranged in the first buoyant body. The nodal structure is simultaneously the carrier for a tube-shaped support element and is therefore a node of the underwater support structure that absorbs and channels off forces in connection with the junction plate. The second component has the tube-shaped support elements cutting through the surface of the water.

Support structure floating in the open sea and connected to anchors by bracing means, for wind turbines, service stations or converter stations

The floating foundation supporting framework according to the invention for offshore structures comprises a plurality of buoyancy elements which are arranged on the outside of a bar-type supporting framework which, in turn, is connected to ballast elements via cables (). This design results in a simple construction and low construction costs.

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Linkenheim-Hochstetten, Germany

Frank Dahlhaus